New York Times bestselling author Ross King's biography Machiavelli is "e;a convincing portrait of one of the most misunderstood thinkers of all time."e;*The author of The Prince-his controversial handbook on power, which is one of the most influential books ever written-Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) was no prince himself. Born to an established middle-class family, Machiavelli worked as a court...